Going into damage control, President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani told ABC News he’s not ruling out the possibility that Michael Cohen paid off other women. Nathan Rousseau Smith has the story. Buzz60
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal attorney, is facing new scrutiny after multiple reports claim Cohen got $500,000 from a company linked to a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin.
Michael Avenatti, a lawyer for adult-film star Stormy Daniels (aka Stephanie Clifford), released information Tuesday that alleges Cohen was given money from a company owned by Viktor Vekselberg after the 2016 presidential election.
Vekselberg, chairman of asset manager Renova Group, has a net worth of about $13 billion, according to Forbes, and has close ties with Putin. He was one of a number of Russian-linked oligarchs hit with sanctions in April by the Trump administration.
The accusations are the latest to potentially worsen the legal woes of Cohen, who is under criminal investigation and whose office, home and hotel room were raided by federal agents last month.
Vekselberg was questioned in recent months by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to The New York Times and CNN. In a report last week, the Times wrote that agents searched Vekselberg’s electronic devices while talking with him.
A spokesperson for Mueller’s office declined to comment.
Vekselberg was questioned after stepping off a private plane in New York, the Times…
